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The event was attended by US Congressman Jim Himes, the Board of Selectmen and most of the Greenwich delegation. Speakers from Greenwich Communities, (formerly known as the Housing Authority of the Town of Greenwich) included the head of the board of directors, Sam Romeo and executive director, Tony Johnson. Continue Reading →
The YMCA of Greenwich supports local veterans, active-duty service members, and their families with a membership discount of 15%, a waived joiner’s fee, mental health counseling through a partnership with Jewish Family Services of Greenwich, and spaces for community and connection through free events held throughout the year. Continue Reading →
“Get your damn masks off. What are you so afraid of, ICE? We’re saying you’re not allowed in our court houses, you’re not arresting anybody. Please, get your kids to school. Tell them they can get to school safely. We have people at every front door at the schools if ICE shows up, saying, ‘Not here in Connecticut. Not allowed.'” – CT Governor Ned Lamont Continue Reading →
Officials including Governor Ned Lamont joined YWCA Greenwich leadership and the project team to mark the start of a major renovation and 15,000+ sq ft addition to the front of the 50-year-old building at 259 East Putnam Ave. Continue Reading →
“This bill is going to have devastating impacts on millions of Americans for years to come and was passed for the sole purpose of giving tax cuts to millionaires and billionaires. It will amount to a massive income transfer from the poorest and most vulnerable Americans to the wealthiest.” – Governor Ned Lamont Continue Reading →
On Saturday morning a crowd more than 400 people gathered outside the Havemeyer building on Greenwich Avenue as part of a mass nationwide “Hands Off” mobilization. Continue Reading →
Dr. Goldstein is required to do a restoration on his property at 10 Sandy Lane to remove substantial amounts of fill from an Upland Review Area associated with the wetland that is part of the Horseneck Brook system. The violation is still active. Continue Reading →
The project was described by CT Dept of Transportation Commissioner Garrett Eucalitto as a “quick win” because it is anticipated to take only about one year to complete. Some 150,000 vehicles pass through Stamford’s exits 6 and 7 daily, and the situation is dangerous with so many exits close to each other. There have been over 230 crashes over a 3-year period just in the section between exits 6 and 7. Continue Reading →
Communities that receive the $625K federal grant receive $125,000 funding a year for five years. In the prevention world, that is a lot of funding. Other communities that don’t receive this grant receive a range of $2,000 to $10,000 based on community size for their prevention efforts. Continue Reading →
“At that time the entire student body gathered in the student center to commemorate the opening of the ‘new’ Greenwich High School. Over the years we have added a science wing, a performing arts center, team rooms, fitness center and a dance studio. The school district rehabilitated the entire building in the 1990s. As we completed all this construction and created a new house, we never built an entry-way worthy of one of the best high schools in our country. Until now.” – GHS principal Ralph Mayo Continue Reading →